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<span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-03-13T00:00:00-07:00">March 13, 2015</span> </p>
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<p>The Economics Department recognizes the Richard Friedman Memorial Scholarship Award recipient at the annual Awards Assembly. To apply, please submit your application to the economics department by Friday, April 17, 2015. The winner will be announced at the <a title="awards assembly 2015" href="http://www.csun.edu/economics/events/2015-economics-awards-assembly" target="_blank">awards assembly on April 30, 2015.</a></p><p>More information on economics awards and scholarships can be found here: <a title="Economics Scholarships" href="http://www.csun.edu/economics/scholarships" target="_blank">http://www.csun.edu/economics/scholarships</a>.</p> </div>
<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>When Professor Richard Friedman died in 1997, the Department of Economics established a memorial award in his name. Rick was always the friend of students in need. For this reason, we thought he would be most honored by an award to a student who had overcome significant adversity (personal, health, financial, family, political). The Department of Economics gives a cash award of $300 in the spring semester of each year to the economics major who has overcome significant odds in getting his or her education--the Richard Friedman Memorial Award. Rick was a great professor and friend to us all.</p><p>To apply, the only requirement is that you have completed five upper division economics classes (current semester classes do not count). To apply, please fill out the Richard Friedman Memorial Scholarship Award <a title="Friedman application" href="http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/Richard%20Friedman%20Memorial%20Award%20Application.doc"><span style="color: #0066cc;">application</span><strong><span style="color: #0066cc;"> </span></strong><span style="color: #0066cc;">(.doc)</span></a><strong> by Friday, April 17, 2015.</strong> The award is given out at the Economics Department's annual Awards Event.</p><p>To make a donation to the Friedman Award Fund, contact or send a check to:<br /><a href="mailto:nancy.virts@csun.edu"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Nancy Virts</span></a>, Chair<br />Department of Economics<br />California State University<br />Northridge, CA 91330-8374<br />(818) 677-2462</p> </div></div></div>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:47:06 +0000amy.louff@csun.edu96451 at http://www.csun.eduhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/friedman-memorial-scholarship#commentsEconomics Graduation Application FAQshttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/economics-graduation-application-faqs
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<span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-02-04T00:00:00-08:00">February 4, 2015</span> </p>
<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>Rolled out throughout the Fall 2014 semester, the Economics Department has put together new online resources to help economics majors and minors through the graduation application process. Students are able to plan courses, calculate expected grade point averages (GPAs), and understand the requirements of their academic program, degree, and commencement ceremony. To get started, visit <a title="Economics Forms FAQs" href="http://www.csun.edu/economics/economics-forms-faqs" target="_blank">Economics Forms FAQs</a> and read the instructions that apply to you as either an economics major or minor. Watch the video to give you an overview of the process, including the all-new "Economics Graduation Application Workshop" moodle resource. Once you've read the instructions and watched or listened to the overview video, you should be prepared to navigate the process at your own pace.</p><p>Applying for graduation is a special time in a CSUN student's career, and the economics department congratulates all who are nearing or on this path of success!</p> </div></div></div>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:59:34 +0000amy.louff@csun.edu88936 at http://www.csun.eduhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/economics-graduation-application-faqs#commentsIntroducing the Matador Network Programhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/introducing-matador-network-program
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<span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-02-04T00:00:00-08:00">February 4, 2015</span> </p>
<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The N Crowd in the Office of Alumni Relations would like to share with you an exciting, new online resource for students: The </span><a title="Matador Network" href="http://www.csun.edu/alumni/matadornetwork" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Matador Network</span></b></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The <span style="color: red;">CSUN Career Center </span>and <span style="color: red;">CSUN Alumni Association </span>have proudly partnered together to launch this student-alumni mentoring network. It is an online database that brings together students and CSUN Alumni who can share their professional journey. The goal is to provide a setting for students to establish connections and prepare for the transition to post-colligate life. At the present moment, there are already over 500 alumni mentors in the system from all departments on campus, several of which are from the Economics Department. Interested students would need to simply create an online profile and can search for mentors through a variety of filters which include major and industry.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This tool will prove invaluable to student success. For further information and to sign up:</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a title="Matador Network" href="http://www.csun.edu/alumni/matadornetwork" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.csun.edu/alumni/matadornetwork</span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">We are always working to recruit additional mentors, so alumni are invited to take part in the program.</span></p><p><a title="flyer" href="http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/matadornetwork.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">flyer (pdf)</span></a></p> </div></div></div>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 22:26:12 +0000amy.louff@csun.edu96521 at http://www.csun.eduhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/introducing-matador-network-program#comments2015 Case Competitionhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/2015-case-competition
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<span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-01-22T00:00:00-08:00">January 22, 2015</span> </p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the second year, this annual competition is </span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">open to Nazarian College students regardless of GPA or other Nazarian College major. Contestants do not need to be in the Business Honors Program.</span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Student teams who compete in the Case Competition have the opportunity to win a cash prize of $4,000, and the winning team will also direct a donation of $4,000 to the Nazarian College department, club, or organization of their choice. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Self-selected student teams analyze a Harvard Business Case in Round One of the competition. Finalist teams go on to analyze a second case and compete in the Final Round. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p> </div>
<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">The deadline to submit an “<a title="Intent to Compete" href="http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/2015%20Case%20Competition%20Intent_To_Compete.pdf" target="_blank">Intent to Compete</a>” application is January 29 at 5:00 PM. Other important dates are on this <a title="case competition" href="http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/Flyer-2015%20Nazarian%20College%20Case%20Competition.pdf" target="_blank">flyer</a> (pdf).</span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">This <a title="FAQs document" href="http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/2015%20Case%20Competition%20FAQs.pdf" target="_blank">FAQs document (pdf) </a>and <a title="flyer " href="http://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/Flyer-2015%20Nazarian%20College%20Case%20Competition.pdf" target="_blank">flyer (pdf) </a>should answer all of your questions. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Important Dates:</span></span></p><ul><li><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">"Intent to Compete" Deadline: Thursday, January 29, 5pm</div></li><li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Case Distribution: Friday, January 30<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">First Round Competition: Thursday, February 19, 6pm<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Announcement of Finalists and Final Round Case Distribution: On or before Monday, February 23<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Final Round Competition: Monday, March 16, 6pm<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p> </p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p><p> </p> </div></div></div>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:17:35 +0000amy.louff@csun.edu95106 at http://www.csun.eduhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/2015-case-competition#commentsCalling All Economics Alumnihttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/calling-all-economics-alumni
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<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>If you earned your B.A. in Economics from CSUN or graduated with a minor in economics, we'd like to hear from you. As our alumni, you are key in helping current and recent graduates network and learn of the opportunities their degree available to them. There are many ways to either become or remain involved in the Department of Economics, including but not limited to the following:</p><ul><li>Be a guest speaker in an economics class (by invitation by Department Chair)</li><li>Join the Economics Alumni Association</li><li>Network with current students, faculty, and other alumni at the semi-annual <a title="Economics at Acapulco" href="http://www.csun.edu/economics/acapulco" target="_blank">Acapulco</a> social night</li><li>Connect with a mentor or mentee</li><li>Attend special events with the department and David Nazarian College of Business and Economics</li><li><a title="Economics Alumni Feedback" href="http://www.csun.edu/economics/economics-alumni-feedback" target="_blank">Stay up-to-date </a>on department activities and news</li><li>Donate to the <a title="Friedman Memorial Scholarship" href="http://www.csun.edu/economics/scholarships" target="_blank">Richard Friedman Memorial Scholarship Fund</a></li><li>Share your story as "featured alumnus/alumna" in an upcoming Economics Alumni Newsletter</li></ul><p>To learn more about these opportunities and more, please fill out our <a title="Economics Alumni Feedback survey" href="http://www.csun.edu/economics/economics-alumni-feedback" target="_blank">Economics Alumni Feedback survey</a>. Answer questions on how your economics degree has impacted your life in furthering your education and career, and share your advice with undergraduate economics majors and recent graduates. Providing your non-CSUN contact information will ensure you receive the latest on news and events in the Department of Economics, Economics Alumni Association, and the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics.</p> </div></div></div>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:53:51 +0000amy.louff@csun.edu88921 at http://www.csun.eduhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/calling-all-economics-alumni#commentsHow to Prosper During the Zombie Apocalypsehttp://www.csun.edu/busecon/news/how-prosper-during-zombie-apocalypse
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<span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2014-10-24T00:00:00-07:00">October 24, 2014</span> </p>
<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>Candy may be the coin of the realm for appeasing spooks on Halloween night, but who will be the economic winners and losers if we awake on November 1 to find that the economy has been transformed by a Zombie Apocalypse? There’s no need for panic. Two faculty members of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics will provide the answers at an outdoor book-signing event for their newly published <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Economics of the Undead: Zombies, Vampires and the Dismal Science</span>, to take place on the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) campus (between Juniper Hall and Noski Auditorium) on Thursday, October 30, at 5:30 p.m.</p><p>Editors of the book, which was published this summer by Rowman and Littlefield, are Drs. Glen Whitman and James Dow, professors of economics and finance, respectively, in CSUN’s Nazarian College. Drs. Whitman and Dow and contributing authors from around the world applied their expertise from economics, law, taxation and other relevant domains for chapters such as “To Truck, Barter … and Eat Your Brains!!!: Pursuing Prosperity in a Post-productive World,” “Investing Secrets of the Undead,” “Zombification Insurance,” “Monsters of Capital: Vampires, Zombies and Consumerism,” “Taxation of the Undead: Nonsentient Entities” and “Tragedy of the Blood Commons: The Case for Privatizing the Humans.”</p><p>“Economic issues take center stage in many undead narratives—and when they don’t, they’re still lurking in the shadows,” say Drs. Whitman and Dow in the book’s introduction. “Is there enough food to fill all those hungry mouths? Do humans have the resources, mental and physical, it takes to survive? Will people be able to cooperate with others to fight a collective threat—or will humanity descend into chaos and disorder? These are questions that the discipline of economics is uniquely positioned to address.” </p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Economics of the Undead</span> has captured national attention since its announcement. The zombie craze has infiltrated legal blogs, college courses, and even disease control and prevention, but the work by Whitman, Dow and their colleagues is the first to bring economic reasoning to bear on the undead phenomenon, in a treatment that is simultaneously scholarly and entertaining. It has been featured in coverage by The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post and is the focus of a growing number of online blogs and reviews, as well as a forthcoming episode of Freakonomics Radio.</p><p>An expert in microeconomics, applied game theory, and economic analysis of law, Dr. Whitman has been on the CSUN faculty since earning his Ph.D. from New York University in 2000 and has numerous publications and scholarly presentations at leading academic conferences to his credit. He is also an active and accomplished television writer, having written for the shows ”Fringe” and “Matador.”</p><p>Dr. Dow holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is a former economist for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and chair of CSUN’s Department of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance. His scholarly work in the areas of household financial management and the institutional economics of financial structure has been widely published.</p> </div></div></div>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:46:33 +0000natalie.cohen@csun.edu88106 at http://www.csun.eduhttp://www.csun.edu/busecon/news/how-prosper-during-zombie-apocalypse#commentsCSUN Econ Professor quoted in WSJhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/csun-econ-professor-quoted-wsj
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<span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2014-03-11T00:00:00-07:00">March 11, 2014</span> </p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>Glen Whitman, Professor of Economics at CSUN, was quoted in the March 3<sup>rd</sup><a title="WSJ" href="http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304851104579361451951384512?mg=reno64-wsj&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304851104579361451951384512.html"><i>Wall Street Journal</i></a> on the topic of zombies. In an article on the rise of “zombie studies” in the academy, Professor Whitman talked about his forthcoming volume, <i>Economics of the Undead</i>, coedited with Professor of Finance James Dow. The article quotes Whitman as saying the book is academic, but should also interest readers “with a casual interest in economics.”</p><p><a title="Amazon.com" href="http://www.amazon.com/Economics-Undead-Zombies-Vampires-Science/dp/1442235020/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1411585856&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=economics+of+the+undead"><i>Economics of the Undead</i> </a>is a collection of essays (written by Whitman, Dow, and many others) that use economic theory to study zombies, vampires, and the humans who live with them. “Economic issues take center stage in many undead narratives—and when they don’t, they’re still lurking in the shadows,” say Whitman and Dow in the book’s introduction. “Is there enough food to fill all those hungry mouths? Do humans have the resources, mental and physical, it takes to survive? Will people be able to cooperate with others to fight a collective threat—or will humanity descend into chaos and disorder? These are questions that the discipline of economics is uniquely positioned to address.” The book is scheduled for publication in Summer 2014.</p><p><em>March 11, 2014</em></p> </div></div></div>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:50:45 +0000amy.louff@csun.edu55366 at http://www.csun.eduhttp://www.csun.edu/economics/news/csun-econ-professor-quoted-wsj#comments